WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding will support more resilient and energy efficient housing for lower income Philadelphians St. George Athenagoras Manor, Cobbs Creek, and Inglis Gardens will receive funding Awards, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, will bring down energy and housing costs for seniors, working families, people with disabilities Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Senators press Administration to provide more information to older adults about out-of-pocket prescription drug cost cap that goes into effect January 2025 The $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drugs for Medicare recipients to save seniors $1.5 billion in copays and other expenses Casey and Warnock fought to pass law giving Medicare the power to negotiate and lower prescription drugs Senato  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, released the following opening remarks from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Role and Effectiveness of Building Codes in Mitigating Against Disasters": * * * I want to thank our witnesses for being here today to discuss the effectiveness of building codes and the federal government's rol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that $600,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Women's Resource Center in Scranton from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women. The DOJ awarded the federal funding under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grant for Victims of Sexual A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced a $730,000 award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will go towards expanding Luzerne County's Juvenile Wellness Court. The federal funds from the DOJ's Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention will help expedite mental health and drug and alcohol servic  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) is proud to announce that Catalyst Connection, a vital partner in Pittsburgh's manufacturing and workforce development community, has been awarded $716,701 through the U.S. Department of Labor's Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) program. This funding will directly benefit women in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania by providing training an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced Virginia Lenahan as the Chief International Trade Counsel on the Senate Finance Committee majority staff. Lenahan currently serves as Senior International Trade Counsel for the Committee. "As a proud native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Virginia knows first-hand how international trade can imp  more